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The Liquor Commission of Western Australia (the Commission) will cease to exist on 1 July 2026 and the Commission’s review and disciplinary responsibilities set out under the Liquor Control Act 1988  will be transferred to SAT. Consistent with the current review provisions under the Liquor Control Act, in reviewing a decision of the Director of Liquor Licensing (the Director), SAT may consider only material that was before the Director at the time the decision was made.

The Tribunal is to be constituted by three members for a review of a decision:

  1. to grant or refuse an application for a licence or the removal of a licence; or
  2. in relation to prohibitions orders, protected entertainment precincts and banned drinkers.

There is a time limit for review applications. SAT may extend the time limit on an application or on its own initiative.

Applications before the Commission that have not been finalised as at 1 July 2026

If you have made an application to the Commission and it has not been finalised before 1 July 2026, and it is an application that from 1 July 2026 could be made to SAT, your matter will be transferred to the SAT. Once a matter has been transferred, the registry staff of SAT will notify parties of the new Tribunal matter number and list the matter for directions hearing.

Table of applications

Section

Description

95

Application to determine a complaint and take disciplinary action.

143

Application of the Director of Liquor Licensing for the Tribunal to make an order against a licensee or former licensee for payment of any amount that is payable by that person under this Act.

147

Application by the Director of Liquor Licensing for the Tribunal to make an order –

  1. declaring that a person has contravened —
    1. this Act; or

    2. a condition of a licence or permit;

  2. declaring that the person has gained a financial advantage by the contravention; and

  3. determining the amount of the advantage.

172O

A person aggrieved by a reviewable decision may apply to the Tribunal for a review of the decision.

A reviewable decision is a decision of a kind specified in Schedule 3:

  • licences and permits (Division 1);
  • conduct of business (Division 2);
  • prohibition orders (Division 3);
  • protected entertainment precincts (Division 4);
  • banned drinkers (Division 5).

 Transitional provisions

Transitional provisions apply to the transfer of jurisdiction from the Commission to the SAT. Parties should consider transitional provisions made under the Liquor Control Act 1988 and the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004.


Last updated: 2 June 2026

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